Where does “kampaokamonni” come from?
kampaokamonni (Finnish) comes from Finnish kampa, from Old Swedish kamber, from Old Norse kambr, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.
kampaokamonni (Finnish): spotted talking catfish, spotted raphael catfish, Agamyxis pectinifons
Definitions
- spotted talking catfish, spotted raphael catfish, Agamyxis pectinifons
Ancestry of “kampaokamonni”, step by step
kampaokamonni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kampa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kampa | comb; pecten |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kamber | comb |
| 3 | Old Norse | kambr | comb |
| 4 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Finnish okamonni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | okamonni | thorny catfish, talking catfish fish of the family Doradidae |
| 2 | Finnish | monni | wels catfish, sheatfish, "Silurus glanis";... |
| 3 | Danish | monne | might |
| 4 | Old Norse | munu | denoting futurity will, shall; denoting what is... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | munaną | to think, to consider, to believe; to remember |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |